New officers

? Bruce Low, owner/inspector of Bottom Line Home Inspection, Luxemburg, was elected secretary of the Fox Valley Chapter of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors. Also elected were Kent Schwanke, president; Doug Hoerth, vice president; Dave Stoinski, treasurer; Paul Birschbach, education director; and Dave Pribyl, at-large board member.

New on the job

? Nicholas Nighbor, assistant vice president/bank office manager, has joined BankMutual on West Mason Street, Green Bay. Nighbor has nine years of banking experience. He also served in the U.S. Army National Guard.

? John Putman, senior vice president and business solutions manager, and Steve Slaby, mortgage banker, have joined Associated Bank, Green Bay.

? Amy Soquet, internal account/traffic manager, has joined Arketype, Green Bay. Soquet previously worked as advertising manager at Shopko. She is a Northeast Wisconsin Technical College grad.

? Rick Keast, De Pere, has joined Redhawk Wealth Advisors, based in Minneapolis, as senior vice president of business development and marketing.

? Lynnette Hahn, director of personnel development, has joined the cemetery division of The Tribute Companies, Hartland. Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, is part of The Tribute Companies.

? Todd Butters has been named plant manager at Amerequip Plant 3, Kiel. Butters has a bachelor's degree in business management from Lakeland College and numerous certifications in Lean manufacturing, quality assurance and ISO 9000.

Retirements

Achievements

? Mysty Kepler, a college senior, was named UW-Green Bay Student Employee of the Year.

? Kara Phernetton of Green Bay was elected to serve as a national delegate to the American Massage Therapy Association.

Awards

? Lawrence Jacques received a Service Award from the College of Engineering at Marquette University, where he earned his engineering degree. Jacques is a 1972 graduate of Green Bay Preble High Schoo. He is executive vice president and co-owner of Sargent & Lundy, Winnetka, Ill.

? Mackenzie Kelley, 26, and Charlie Kelley, 21, Green Bay, will receive the 2013 Advocacy Award at the Wisconsin Network Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia. The siblings have been involved in the Alzheimer's Association since shortly after their mother was diagnosed. Dr. Fred Walbrun, Green Bay, earned the Physician Award.

? The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will recognize distinguished graduates at the 2013 Alumni Association Awards Night on May 4. Honorees include Dr. Jerry Blackwell, class of 1978; Kate Meeuwsen, 1976; and Julie Van Straten, 1991. Dr. Blackwell, a cardiology researcher and practitioner, is president/executive director of the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute, Kingsport, Tenn. Meeuwsen is a civic leader, retired educator and serves on the UW-Green Bay Foundation Board and Council of Trustees. Van Straten is an attorney, civic leader and general counsel for UnitedHealthOne. Danny Schulz, Sheboygan, is a 2005 graduate in accounting and business administration employed at Kohler Co., earned the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.

? The Port of Green Bay received a Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Green Bay's port was recognized for its large increase in international tonnage in the 2012 shipping season. It also won the award for the 2011 shipping season. Other ports recognized were Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, Port of Milwaukee, Duluth Seaway Port Authority, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Port of Oswego, and Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority.

Sheng Yang, a Northeast Wisconsin Technical College student pursuing an associate degree in nursing, was named NWTC district ambassador for the 2013-14 school year. Yang is a Green Bay native and a Green Bay Preble High School graduate.

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